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i think the reason you hear those is because the communication is such an important aspect of our economy and of our life. the fcc obviously regulates the communications by wire and radio wave so it's a very important agency, a lot more so than when i was there and even when you were there and to the credit of the chairman there's been a lot of activity going on, so people are concerned that you have a change in leadership and what i could manage the commission and the pending providence. the chairman has been very helpful in the world and field promoting propaganda and high-speed internet access if you will and promoting the reform of the universal service fund and also the spectrum auctions matter which i'm sure we may talk about in the future. we are not going to have a change in administrations, have the republican coming in to take his place if he were to leave we would have somebody who presumably would have some of the same philosophy he might have but nonetheless, what he or she have different views for some different initiatives of different prerogatives we don't know. so if i ha
i think the reason you hear those is because the communication is such an important aspect of our economy and of our life. the fcc obviously regulates the communications by wire and radio wave so it's a very important agency, a lot more so than when i was there and even when you were there and to the credit of the chairman there's been a lot of activity going on, so people are concerned that you have a change in leadership and what i could manage the commission and the pending providence. the...
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, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw in the interest on the -- well, from the center of budget and policy priorities they had 600 billion on the control act, 900 billion on nondefense and an additional 250 in interest savings. so it's a large number, i'm not sure why the discrepancy, but is that more or less than the 600 billion in revenue that is coming out of the december 31st deal? >> it's obviously more. >> by a small amount? >> by a significant amount. exactly. >> so when i hear folks on both sides of the aisle talking about a 50/50 plan for revenue and expenditure reductions, is that anywhe
, a growing economy that will bring us back on track. and that's what the discussion is all about. and i wanted to ask comptroller werfel if we take the budget control act, combine it with sequestration and the impact on interest and we total all that up, how much is the savings? ballpark. >> senator, the budget control act had roughly $1 trillion in deficit reduction, the sequester is, would impact the deficit by an additional $1.2 trillion. >> so about 2.2, and i had if you threw...
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infrastructure research and third they don't make any cuts in those things that are going faster than the economy. that is stupid, stupid, stupid. >> yet it seems like you think when the sequester kicks in that may be a window to do something big. you were the white house chief of staff during the government shut down. tell us what is going to happen when those cuts kick in and why you think that might be the chance to do something big. >> when you had to go out here and wait for three hours to get through security, you are going to be tested and so is everybody else and you can use story is just like that. they will come back to the congress and say we are sick of this intransigence. let's get together. let's do something smart, let's put partisanship aside and let's fix this debt. ischemic president obama held a news conference this morning saying the central government workers including teachers and emergency responders could lose their jobs of the congress fails to head off the automatic across-the-board spending cuts that are due to take effect on march 1st. the top house republican speaker
infrastructure research and third they don't make any cuts in those things that are going faster than the economy. that is stupid, stupid, stupid. >> yet it seems like you think when the sequester kicks in that may be a window to do something big. you were the white house chief of staff during the government shut down. tell us what is going to happen when those cuts kick in and why you think that might be the chance to do something big. >> when you had to go out here and wait for...
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it doesn't guarantee a sounder economy or more stable job market. it doesn't guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it doesn't guarantee that another young american, man or woman, won't go and lose their life because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of the lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that's imperative. [applause] >> see all of secretary kerry's speech at the university of virginia any time at c-span.org. >> if blockade is the principle naval strategy of the northern state, the principle naval strategy of the southern states is commerce. one gun on a pivot between the masts, but, again, going after merchant ships, one is all you need. if you caught a ship, the idea was come along side and put a prize crew on board, take it to a port where a prize court judge adjudicates it, sell it at auction, and you got to keep all the money, but, of course, because pr
it doesn't guarantee a sounder economy or more stable job market. it doesn't guarantee that the best interests of our nation are being served. it doesn't guarantee that another young american, man or woman, won't go and lose their life because we were not willing to make the right investments here in the first place. we need to say no to the politics of the lowest common denominator and of simplistic slogans and start making real choices that protect the interests of our country. that's...
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economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means, you know, not just the negatives but really the opportunities that come with it because i think the economic growth and the job opportunities are much bigger and much greater than what we are finding in the sector. >> a few days ago rupert murdoch who owns fox news and "the wall street journal" tweeted against keystone and said we don't need it because we have all this other natural gas from fracking. i wanted to ask david, what is the implication of the domestic boom? is it going to crowd out of the nee
economy. and in europe right now they're looking at the fuel quality directive and that is actually looking at the entire issue as a sort of negative. and so, there is an opportunity i think to actually view the developments in the past couple of weeks in the u.s. it isn't just a hell is this going to affect canada and u.s. relations but this is a change we're looking at to actually start driving down the carbon emissions, and what does that mean for our relationship, and i hope that it means,...
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and third they don't make any cuts to those things that are growing faster than the economy. that's stupid, stupid stupid. >> and yet sounds like you think when the sequester kicks in, that may be a window to do something big. tell us what's going to happen march 1 when the sequester cuts taking and why you think that might be a chance to do something big. >> when you guys go here to reagan airport and wait in line for three hours to get through security, you're going to be test. and so is everybody else. and you can use lots of different stories just like that. and when that happens to come back to congress and say, we are sick of this, let's get together, let's do something smart, let's put the partisanship aside, let's go together and let's fix this de debt. >> senator simpson, many people in this room have seen online the video of you gangnam style, a little harlem shake for us? pay for it? >> i didn't hear the last -- >> a little harlem shake for us? >> these young people, you've got to admire them. they handed me the script and it said stop instagram your breakfast. i s
and third they don't make any cuts to those things that are growing faster than the economy. that's stupid, stupid stupid. >> and yet sounds like you think when the sequester kicks in, that may be a window to do something big. tell us what's going to happen march 1 when the sequester cuts taking and why you think that might be a chance to do something big. >> when you guys go here to reagan airport and wait in line for three hours to get through security, you're going to be test....
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that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with you if you haven't delved into this and see where, you know, what we might be able to do it together to try to get to the bottom of that because it is a very, very serious problem. a lot of americans do not even know about it. but it's very serious. i want to very briefly go to this whole issue of climate change. the federal guard or the government has a number of efforts under way to decrease domestic greenhouse gas emissions. the success of the gas emission reduction efforts to pay is in large part on the international efforts. however, limiting the fiscal exposure to climate change risks wil
that is the major problem that goes to so many things to the economy of course is a jackson the cost of medicine and it's a detriment to many of our constituents, so i just -- would you give me something back on that to let me know how deep he went into it? one of the things i think the chairman was saying making a part of our inquiry this session the next two years is looking not only at the fda piece of this but looking at this whole thing of the grey market. so i would like to sit down with...